Professor Michael Coey, a Principal Investigator in CRANN and the School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, has been elected to the European Academy of Science (EURASC) and has also won a Humboldt Research Award.

Two Irish companies – Adama Innovations Ltd., a spin-out company based at CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience institute in Trinity College Dublin and Crospon Ltd., a medical device manufacturer based in Galway - have been selected to take up leading roles in the €3million EU FP7 FaBiMed project.

NanoNet Ireland, the national network representing nanoscience across academia and industry, today launched Nanoweek 2013, which will take place from 14th – 21st June. Now in its fourth year, Nanoweek will celebrate the importance of nanoscience to the Irish economy; the excellence of nanoscience research within our universities, and look to grow public awareness of a technology which is fundamental to medicine, communications, pharmaceuticals, energy and transport among other industries.

“World’s smallest birthday cake”, 2,000 times smaller than a grain of salt unveiled

CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin today celebrated its 10^th anniversary. Máire Geoghegan Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, and Minister of State, Fergus O’Dowd TD addressed attendees, along with Dr. Hermann Hauser, one of the world’s leading technology entrepreneurs.

Researchers at CRANN have discovered a new concept in sensor-development. The research provides a completely new platform for the development of sensors worldwide and will lead to low-energy, remotely powered sensors that have greater detection capacity than those currently available.